Here’s something you can use if you want to work on your team closing out a set (and fighting back). It’s a scoring system we used at Midwestern State, and a variation on stuff I’ve seen in other places and have used myself.

In our case we started the scoring at 19-19 for a 6 v 6 game. The sides alternated receiving down balls until one side reached set point. When that happens, they serve for set point. If they fail to win the point, their score resets to 19. Play continues until one side wins on their serve. We ran this game by rotation as in this version there is no rotation.

There are a number of potential variations:

You could start with a different score. You can even use an uneven score if you have unbalanced teams, for example.

Make it a regular game by having rallies start with a serve and normal rotation

You can incorporate bonus points if there’s something you want to have as a focus, though you would still want the winning point to only come via the service rally.

John is currently the Volleyball Director for Nation Academy (formerly Charleston Academy). His previous experience includes the college and university level in the US and UK, professional coaching in Sweden, and both coaching and club management at the Juniors level. Learn more on his bio page.

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